During the tournament, Frank uses sabotage and the forbidden Soulblaze to swing rounds to Crimson, tying the first match and later scoring two wins. With Celestial reduced to one fighter, the master refuses to send Yuna—she would need three straight wins to avoid disqualification. Tristan is pressured to hand over a spirit vein or his top disciple will be crippled. Zack steps up, fights fiercely and is struck; an attacker moves to finish him but is stopped: "Did I say you could take his life?" Celestial's survival and Zack's fate hang unresolved.